Dec 31, 2009

The Two Towers | The Two Towers

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Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
First Published: 1954
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Fantasy
Time of Work: The Third Age in a remote legendary past
Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Traveling or travelers, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Supernatural, Leadership, Other worlds, Friendship, War, Good and evil, Adventure, Heroes or heroism, Dwarfs, Elves, Rings
Locales: Middle-earth (mythic)

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East of the river. An Orc ambush has captured Merry and Pippin, and a remorseful Boromir has died trying to protect them. Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas (human, dwarf, and elf) commit Boromir’s body to the river and head southwest, following the Orc trail in the hope of rescuing the young Hobbits. Their route crosses into empty grasslands, territory given to the Rohirrhim by Gondor. Meanwhile Merry and Pippin escape during a fight between the Orcs and a band of the Riders of Rohan and slip into Fangorn Forest. There, in an ancient, almost stiflingly dense woods,...

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The Two Towers | The Two Towers

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